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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Patients left in the lurch as doctors ‘strike’

There is the olden saying goes that reads ‘when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers’ and it is true for the current impasse between civil service doctors and the employer.

Innocent Selatlhwa | 22 April 2025

Doctor and patient. PIC: REWIRENEWSGROUP.COM

Patients left in the lurch as doctors ‘strike’

There is the olden saying goes that reads ‘when two elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers’ and it is true for the current impasse between civil service doctors and the employer.

Innocent Selatlhwa | 22 April 2025

Arson suspect arrested after allegedly torching girlfriend's house

Pini Bothoko | 22 April 2025

Ramotswa celebration turns tragic as nephew kills uncle

Pini Bothoko | 22 April 2025

Historic shift: BNF Women's League congress draws broad interest

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | 22 April 2025

Molepolole joins war against GBV

Kabelo Boranabi | 22 April 2025

Man dies in hit-and-run on Good Friday

Pini Bothoko | 22 April 2025

Fake prophet swindles 77-year-old woman of P25,000

Pini Bothoko | 22 April 2025

Making waves:; Duma Boko PIC REUTERS/TIMES

Boko named on Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025

President Duma Boko has been named one of the leaders on the Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025 list, being recognised for leading the seismic change last year that brought Botswana’s first change in political power since Independence in 1966.

Seretse seeks P50m, court orders State to pay

The High Court has ordered the State to pay businessman, Bakang Seretse, after he demanded a P50 million interest accrued from the restraint of funds belonging to him and his two companies that were held by the Receiver since December 2017 until April 2022.

Under the hammer: Mupane closed last year and is due for auction in June

Mupane Gold Mine goes on sale

The country’s troubled sole gold mine, Mupane Gold Mine, is up for sale, with an auction due where bidders should submit their offers by June 13, including refundable deposits of P1 million.

Boko encouraged the public to report signs of domestic unrest PIC: DBG

Boko says women are provocateurs in GVB

As men continue to perpetrate Gender-Based Violence (GBV), President Duma Boko has noted that women also play a part as provocateurs of emotional abuse.

Ramping up: The Phikwe Citrus Project has attracted a major new investor PIC: SPC FACEBOOK

Major EU firm snaps up stake in Phikwe Citrus

Selebi-Phikwe Citrus (SPC) is finalising a transaction to sell a 33% stake in the business to European agricultural giant, Citrico Global, for $12 million (P165.6 million).

Miss World Botswana launches Trip to India competition

Miss World Botswana has created a once in a lifetime opportunity for one lucky Motswana to win a trip to India for the 72nd Miss World finale which will be held on May 31, 2025.

Boko criticised legislators for not focusing on making laws that make doing business easier

Boko still irked by MPs ‘trivial’ questions

Even though Members of Parliament (MPs) were enraged over President Duma Boko's ‘hurtful’ remarks about their type of questions in Parliament, the latter has once again reiterated that legislators should solve problems rather than ask trivial questions.

FIA study exposes troubles in some Asian businesses

The country’s dirty money watchdog, the Financial Intelligence Agency, says a study into transactions made in Botswana and destined for some Asian countries, has shown troubling red flags, including new accounts being used to make large deposits that are immediately transferred out.

Nono Kgafela-Mokoka. PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Minister wants law to stop caning in schools, homes

Child Welfare and Basic Education minister, Nono Kgafela-Mokoka, says there is an urgent need to enact the law on corporal punishment of children in schools and alternative settings such as homes.

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Patients left in the lurch as doctors ‘strike’

Arson suspect arrested after allegedly torching girlfriend's house

Ramotswa celebration turns tragic as nephew kills uncle

Historic shift: BNF Women's League congress draws broad interest

Molepolole joins war against GBV

Man dies in hit-and-run on Good Friday

Fake prophet swindles 77-year-old woman of P25,000

Boko named on Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025

Seretse seeks P50m, court orders State to pay

Mupane Gold Mine goes on sale

Boko says women are provocateurs in GVB

Major EU firm snaps up stake in Phikwe Citrus

Miss World Botswana launches Trip to India competition

Boko still irked by MPs ‘trivial’ questions

FIA study exposes troubles in some Asian businesses

Minister wants law to stop caning in schools, homes